An arson investigation is underway after two cars were found well alight in an Oswaldtwistle street this morning.

A Vauxhall Corsa and a Peugeot were both on fire when firefighters reached Blackburn Road at 12.30am on Tuesday, March 22.

Police said a the Corsa had been broken into, deliberately set on fire which caused the flames to damage a silver Peugeot 306 parked nearby .

A Lancashire Police spokesman said: "Unknown offenders have approached the locked secure Vauxhall Corsa and smashed the window before using something to set fire to it. That has then damaged the other vehicle."

No arrests have been made.

A spokesman for Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service said: "The cars were both well alight when we arrived. It was a deliberate fire and it took us about 30 minutes to put the flames out."